Argus- Market participants across Qatar's ferrous industry are considering their supply options, with established trading patterns and relationships hit by uncertainty after Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) members Saudi Arabia, the…
Iran is one of the major iron ore producers in the world and is estimated to have produced 32.59 MnT iron ore concentrate in Iranian FY17. The country is also…
Close to 40% of Iran’s decorative stone mines have gone out of business due to the unfavorable economic climate facing the sector, the head of International Affairs Department of Iron…
Iranian iron ore producer Sabanour Mining and Industrial Development Company plans to complete its new pelletizing project called Asadabad Pelletizing Plant located in Hamedan Province by the middle of the…
Iran’s pelletizing capacity currently stands at 32 million tons per year while domestic demand is estimated at 28-29 million tons per yearIran finally became self-sufficient in iron ore pellets after…
Despite the intention to remove export duty on pellets from the beginning of the current Iranian year (started on March 21, 2017) announced by Iran’s government, the measure is still…
Iran has scrapped a plan to impose tariffs of between 5 and 10 percent on iron ore exports and may also abandon a 15 percent duty on shipments of iron…
European steel makers deem Iran as the third largest threat to steel industry of Europe and are therefore seeking venues to cap Iran’s steel exports to the green continent. Accordingly,…
The Iranian government is considering whether to impose a 10% export duty on unprocessed iron ore, so as to promote the sale of value-added raw materials and steel products. The…
Three international conferences about steel and raw materials will be held in China and Dubai in March 2016 and May 2017. The conferences will be about iron ore, pellet and…
